Avoiding Harmful Associations
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nalliṉatti ṉūṅkut tuṇaiyillai tīyiṉatti / ṉallaṟ paṭuppatūu mil
“Than good companionship no surer help we know; / Than bad companionship nought causes direr woe.”
“There is no greater ally to a man than good company: and nothing injureth so much as evil company.”
No support is greater than sound company, and nothing causes deeper affliction than harmful company.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
நல்இனத்தின் ஊங்குத் துணையும் இல்லை= ஒருவற்கு நல்லினத்தின் மிக்க துணையும் இல்லை; தீயினத்தின் ஊங்கு அல்லல் படுப்பதூஉம் இல்= தீய இனத்தின் மிக்க பகையும் இல்லை.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
There is no greater supportive ally in this world than virtuous company; and there is nothing that plunges a person into deeper torment than wicked company.